Main entry: descend, settle, fall
Definition: come as if by falling
Usage: Night fell; Silence fell
Main entry: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Main entry: deign, descend, condescend
Definition: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Main entry: derive, descend, come
Definition: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Usage: She was descended from an old Italian noble family; he comes from humble origins